Fast Break

“Pop quiz: What two traits do the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers have in common? The first commonality is obvious: All five teams have either already been eliminated from the 2023-24 NBA playoffs or are one loss away from elimination … The second shared trait might be related to the first: These are the five oldest teams in the playoffs.” For a few years, we’ve been watching the rise of the new, young NBA superstars that would eventually take over the league from the household names we’ve come to know and love (or hate). The moment seems to have arrived during the first round of the 2024 playoffs. The Ringer: No Playoffs for Old Men. (FWIW, this trend comes for newsletter writers, too.)